Cinnamon 6.2 Desktop Goes Stable Ahead of Linux Mint 22 Release

If you’re looking forward to the upcoming Linux Mint 22 release you’ll be pleased to hear that the Cinnamon 6.2 desktop environment was “released” this weekend. Quote marks because we’re talking a tarball release rather […]

17 June 2024

Tiling Shell Brings Advanced Window Snapping to Ubuntu

If you’re looking for a more configurable window tiling experience on Ubuntu, look no further than Tiling Shell, a new GNOME Shell extension to turbo-charge window snapping with a host of interactive features. Ubuntu gained […]

16 June 2024
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Ubuntu Finally Adding DEB Installer Support to App Center

One of the biggest drawback to Ubuntu’s new App Center, the Flutter-based replacement for GNOME’s Software Center, is that it doesn’t let you install DEBs you download from the web. To be clear (since confusion […]

14 June 2024
DC-ROMA RISC-V Linux Laptop II running Ubuntu

Canonical Announce First RISC-V Laptop Running Ubuntu

Canonical has announced that it’s collaborating on a RISC-V laptop powered by Ubuntu. The 14-inch DC-ROMA RISC-V Laptop II is made by DeepComputing, a company formed by self-described “RISC-V pioneers” back in 2022, and based […]

13 June 2024

Meet Showtime, The New GNOME Video Player

We enjoy a cinematic lineup of epic Linux video players, with the likes of VLC and MPlayer serving as big-name, A-list draws — but ready that popcorn because a potential new star is on the […]

11 June 2024

Mozilla Firefox 127 Released, This is What’s New

“It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for me and I’m feeling…“ like I should stop singing and crack on with writing this post to say Mozilla Firefox 127 has […]

11 June 2024
Mission Center Linux system monitoring app

Linux System Monitor App ‘Mission Center’ is Now Even More Useful

A new version of Mission Center, the super-slick system monitor for Linux, has been released. I’ve written about this utility a number of times before (here and on OMG! Linux) so if you read this […]

10 June 2024

TUXEDO Working on Snapdragon X Elite Linux Laptop

Linux laptop vendor TUXEDO has confirmed plans to release a Linux ARM laptop based on the Snapdragon X Elite SoC. It recently showcased a prototype of a new ARM notebook at Computex, the annual computer […]

10 June 2024
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HandBrake 1.8 Released with GTK4 UI, FFV1 Encoder + More

The popular, powerful, and cross-platform video converter HandBrake recently put out a new version with a notable improvement. HandBrake 1.8.0 now uses GTK 4 for the user interface, dropping GTK 3 entirely. This toolkit uplift […]

9 June 2024

Turn Ubuntu into a Web Dev Setup in a Single Command

Ubuntu offers a powerful, configurable, and easy-to-use desktop experience out of the box. However, as the saying goes, one size doesn’t fit all. Customising Ubuntu’s look and layout, installing apps and awesome GNOME Shell extensions, […]

7 June 2024

VLC Adds AMD VQ Enhancer Filter, Improved Opus Ambisonic + More

A new version of VLC, the perennially popular open-source media player, is out with an assortment of improvements and new features. VLC 3.0.21 is the first maintenance release to be issued year, following on from […]

6 June 2024

Proton Pass Desktop App Released for Linux

Proton, the Swiss-based privacy company best known for its VPN and e-mail services, has announced the release of Proton Pass for Linux and macOS. The new desktop apps mean Proton’s open-source and end-to-end encrypted password […]

6 June 2024